Garment-clasp.



M. STEINBERG.

GARMENT CLASP. urmonxon FILED mm: 5, 1911.

Patented Sept. 8,1914,

IN VENTOR WITNESSES:

ATTORNEY THE NORRIS PETERS 6a.. PHOYOVLIYHOW WASHINGTON. Il -C1 UNITEDSTATES series.

MORRIS STEINBERG, 0-3? DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

GARMENT-CLASP.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MORRIS STEINBERG, acitizen of the United States, residing at Duluth, in the county of St.Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in Garment- Clasps, of which the following is aspecification, eference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in garment clasps.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, cheap and effectiveclasp in which the locking lever forms a cap or cover, cov ering theclamping portion of the clasp and that portion of the article beingclasped to allow the lever to swing past the center.

in the drawing forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a frontelevation of my improved fastener. Fig. 2 is a central vertical crosssectional view. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation, and Fig. is an enlargedbroken perspective of the semispherical shaped button.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 repre sents the front wall and 2 theback wall of the fastener or clasp, which is preferably formed ofsuitable spring metal folded upon itself within the suspending ring 3,in which latter the supporting strap, whatever it may be, is designed tofasten.

Lugs i and 5 are formed or cut out of the back wall 2- and projectthrough suitable openings 6 and 7 in the wall 1 and upon their extremeouter ends is pivotally carri ed the lever S, the innermost end of whichis shaped in the form of an eccentric 9 and pivoted upon the pin 10.

The free end of the lever 8 is bulged outwardly forming the cup-shapedportion or cap 11 which acts as a protection and cover to the grippingmembers of the clasp when closed.

Within the lower end of the wall 2 is formed the convened shapedprojection or button 12, it being formed of the metal of the back andintegral therewith, this button 12 being preferably formed with thesuperimposed wart-like projections or corrugations 13 to better fit itas a holdfast means for gripping the cloth to which it is applied. Thesesmaller projections 13 will be Specification of Iietters Patent.

Application filed. June 5,

Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

1911. Serial N0. 831,373.

formed upon the outer surface of the semispherical button by the samestamping operation that forms the button. Within the lower end of thefront wall 1 is formed the circular opening 14, the said front wallhavan outwardly projecting rim 1% which surrounds the button 12 when theclasp is closed and thereby firmly grips the cloth upon the buttcn, thewalls of the clasp being brought together by the action of the cam 9 ofthe lever S and when closed the cap 11 of the hasp 8 entirely covers theopening 14 making a smooth and neat protection for the gripping jaws ofthe clasp.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

garment clasp comprising two spring members permanently associated, one

an inw rdly conveXed portion carried by the other member and of a sizeto extend through the openingin the first member, a lever pivoted to themember carrying the convened portion and having a cam face adapted toengage the other member and fore the two members together and the lowerfree end of said lever having a cup shaped portion adapted to receivethe convexed portion of the member and that portion of the garmentthereon.

2. A garment clasp comprising two spring members permanently associated,one of said members having a circular opening surrounded by an outwardlyextending flange,

the other member and adapted to extend through the opening beyond theflange, a lever pivoted to the member carrying the convened portion andhaving a cam face adapted to engage the other member and force the twomembers together and the lower free end of the said lever having acup-shaped portion adapted to receive the flange and convened portion ofthe member and that portion of the garment thereon.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afliX my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

' MORRIS STEINBERG.

Witnesses D. S. MoKAY,

S. Geo. STEVENS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of IPatents, Washington, D. G.

of said members having a circular opening,

an inwardly convened portion carried by

